Óscar Faura

Óscar Faura
Born (1975-03-28) 28 March 1975 (age 49)
Barcelona, Spain
Alma materBarcelona Film School
OccupationDirector of photography
Years active1999–present
Websiteoscarfaura.com

Óscar Faura is a Spanish cinematographer.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Faura graduated from ESCAC Film School and has been a cinematographer since 1999, working for both film and advertisement industry. He shot the international hit The Orphanage (2007), a nominee for the European Film Award and garnered further acclaim for The Impossible (2012), starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. Other successful films under his credits include Mindscape (2013).[5][6][7] He is a frequent collaborator of director Juan Antonio Bayona.

In November 2013, he finished shooting the historical drama film The Imitation Game (2014), starring Benedict Cumberbatch and released in the US by The Weinstein Company.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2007 The Orphanage J. A. Bayona
2009 Spanish Movie Javier Ruiz Caldera
2010 Julia's Eyes Guillem Morales
2012 The Body Oriol Paulo
The Impossible J. A. Bayona
2013 Mindscape Jorge Dorado
2014 The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum
2016 A Monster Calls J. A. Bayona
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2021 Fever Dream Claudia Llosa
2024 Young Woman and the Sea Joachim Rønning
2026 Moana Thomas Kail Filming

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2004 Quito David Carreras TV movie
2007 Las manos del pianista Sergio G. Sánchez
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power J. A. Bayona Episodes "A Shadow of the Past" and "Adrift"

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award/Nomination
2007 The Orphanage Barcelona Film Award for Best Cinematography
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Nominated- Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography
2010 Julia's Eyes Nominated- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography
2012 The Impossible Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Goya Award for Best Cinematography
2014 The Imitation Game Nominated- ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
2016 A Monster Calls Goya Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Nominated- Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography

References

  1. ^ "Óscar Faura (Cinematographer) Blu-ray Movie Screenshots". Cinemasquid.com. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  2. ^ "Oscar Faura | Movies and Biography – Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  3. ^ Oscar Faura – News, Interviews, Biography, Filmography, Videos & Trailers, Music, Awards, Cast, Credits @ARTISTdirect
  4. ^ Unpredictable weather didn’t throw Faura off his game for ‘Impossible’ | Variety
  5. ^ oscar faura | fuzzy tree
  6. ^ Review: The Impossible (2012) |
  7. ^ Oscar Faura – About This Person – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com